Hog-trough



G. L. KELSO. HOG TRUUGH- (No Model.)

No. 458,031. Patented Aug. 18, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE L. KELSO, OF GALLA' IIN, MISSOURI.

HOG-TRO'UGH.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,031, dated August18, 1891.

Application filed October 10, 1889. Serial No. 326,555. (No model.)

zen of the United States, residing at Gallatin,i n the county of Daviessand State of Missouri, have invented new and useful Improvements in Hoglroughs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to troughs for feeding and watering hogs andpoultry; and it consists in' the construction and combination of partshereinafter described, whereby a number of hogs can be supplied withfood or water without interfering with each other or wasting their food.

The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1is a perspective view of my im proved hog-trough. Fig. 2 isa verticaltransverse section of the same.

The numeral 1 designates the outer inclined side pieces, and 2 the innerinclined side pieces, of a double-V-..haped trough, in which the upperedges of the two inner inclined side pieces are securely connected andform a ridge between the two parallel sections of the double trough.

To the ends of the side pieces 1 and 2 are secured vertical end pieces4, which extend from the bottom of the double trough to a suitabledistance above the same. These vertical end pieces at also extendlaterally beyond the outer inclined side pieces 1 a sufficient distanceto afford a firm support for the trough and brace it so as to preventits being overturned. The upper edge of each end piece 4 is notched at 5on each side of a vertical line drawn through the ridge 3, and in thesenotches 5 are secured oblique strips or slats 6, which are inclinedinward and downward toward each other and extend the entirelength of thetrough. The space 7 between the slats 6 may be about six inches in widthor sufficient to permit a ready introduction of food or Water while theanimals are feeding. The food will fall into the trough along theinclined inner sides 2, and both divisions of the trough can be readilysupplied. A pair of longitudinal bars 8, about four inches in width, aresecured about six inches above the space 7 on opposite sides and at thetop of standards 9, secured to the end pieces of the trough. These bars8 will prevent the hogs from passing over the top of the trough, andthey also serve, together with the oblique inwardly-inclined slats 6, asguides to direct the supply of feed downward onto the ridge 3, thatseparates the opposite sections of the double-V-shaped trough.

In order to prevent the hogs from crowding or encroaching on each otherand from getting into the trough and spoiling or wasting the food, anumber of inclined bars 10 areprovided at suitable distances apart onopposite sides of the trough,as shown. ends of these inclined bars 10rest on and are secured to the upper edges of the outer in- The outerandlower these bars 10 each animal is confined or limited to its ownplace while feeding, and the smaller animals are not liable to be pushedaside or driven away by the larger animals. The bars 10 alsoprevent hogsfrom getting into the trough and dirtying the food. The troughconsequently seldom needs cleaning. The laterally-extended side pieces 4provide a firm and steady base for the trough, so that it cannot beoverturned by the hogs, and the longitudinal upper bars 8 prevent themfrom climbing upon or across the trough.

The simple construction of the trough enables it to be furnished at aslight cost, while its durability and convenience make it a valuable aidin feeding large numbers of hogs or other animals.

sides of-a verticallinethrough the ridge 3, the 5 paralleloblique slats6, secured in said notches and inclined inward and downward with theirinner edges separated along the entire length of the trough, therebyforming the inwardlyinclined sides of a longitudinal inlet 7, the

standards 9 at opposite ends of said inlet, and In testimony whereofhave aflined my sigthe parallel bars 8, secured to the upper ends naturein presence of two witnesses. of said standards on opposite sidesthereof,

and forming, together with the slats 6, guides GEORGE L. KELSO. 5 fordirecting the supply of feed downward Witnesses:

onto the ridge that separates the trough-sec; N. B. BROWN,

tions, substantially as shown and described. MILT EWING.

